Epson 4100 manual Alternate Commands, ESC P1P2P3P4P5P6P7P8, Esc

Operator's Guide E-21

ALTERNATE COMMANDS

For best results, use the commands explained earlier in this appendix to format and print barcodes. To provide compatibility with other printers, the following alternate barcode commands are also supported. They are valid only when the printer is in Epson emulation mode.

•ESC [3t Start Barcode command. Performs the same function as SOH AzL1

•ESC [4t Start Barcode command. Performs the same function as SOH AzL2

•ESC [(P1);...;(P8)} Barcode Format command. Performs the same function as SOH AzM(P1)...(P8)

•ESC [Øt End Barcode command. Performs the same function as SOH AzLØ

Note: The procedure to format and print barcodes using these commands is the same as explained on the preceding pages.

The Barcode Format command must be in the form:

ESC [(P1);(P2);(P3);(P4);(P5);(P6);(P7);(P8)}

Adjacent semicolons preceding a parameter value indicate that the preceding parameters are to remain unchanged. For example, to set P4 to a value of "2" without changing other parameters, use:

ESC [;;;(2)}

The (P1) through (P8) bytes are the values of the parameters of the command. Valid entries for each parameter are shown in the table below: